GLASSONION STUDIOS

Tell us about the space and how it’s name came about

Glassonion Studios is essentially a rehearsal room that doubles up as recording facility for bands and musicians. We knew there are very few Jam Rooms in the city that are big and can accommodate many musicians at once. Hence we wanted to build a space that was big enough for larger bands (8

– 10 people) to come in and rehearse. We included the recording facility to allow artists to create show reels or record Eps, and we are now in the process of upgrading the space with new additional gear so that we can offer an artist the experience of a Home Recording Studio or a Full Fledge Studio.

Along with the in-house rehearsal space, Glassonion Studios has a Video Production and Artist Management Unit thereby allowing an artist not only the ability to rehearse or record, but also have the opportunity to create a video or gain expertise from one of our artist managers.

‘Glassonion’ is a song by The Beatles (Yes, we are all music lovers here!) and it felt right as a name for a studio and with what we do.

Many have asked if the wooden waveform mural does mean anything - It actually does! The waveform was cut from the original recording sung by John Lennon of him just saying the word ‘Glassonion’

‘Glassonion’ is British slang for a 'Monocle' – as the song says “Looking through a glassonion” – this defines our whole approach - not just in terms of looking at the finer details of our recordings, videos or projects, but also (importantly) looking at each of our artists and clients and tailor making content that works for them!

We are the Monocle - We are ‘Glassonion’

Take us through the process of setting it up.

The first thing we wanted to make sure and we got right was the location. We were looking at a space that was not only big enough but also centrally located.

We were glad to have Kapil Thirwani from Munro Acoustics on-board who worked on all the acoustic treatment and sound isolation to the building elements for our Live Room. Abbey Road Studios mix room, Alvernia Studio Poland, & British Grove (Mark Knopfler) are some of the iconic studios they have built around the world.

The interiors of the studio and office spaces were done by Goolshireen Rafaat from Design Multiples.

What equipment do you use?

Here’s some of the gear we use.

• Mapex Meridian Maple (5pc)

• Drum kit, Zildjian ZBT cymbal pack

• Vox AC15 Guitar amp

• Hot Rod Deville

• Fender Twin Reverb

• Laney R210 Bass Cab with Laney R500 amp

• Midas M32R Digital Mixer

Philosophy or reasoning behind gear choices

When we started out we looked at gear mainly for the rehearsal room. A lot of the choices made were based on gear we personally liked and had worked well for us as musicians. So Fender and Vox as far as amps were on top of what we wanted in the studio.

A lot of the other gear we picked up based on recommendations from professionals in the field as we are looking to now expand as a Rehearsal Room that offers Multi Track recording.

Tips to aspiring owners of studio

Well, Planning and getting the right people on-board to work with you because setting up a studio or even a Jam room is an expensive affair and planning makes the process move a lot more smoothly. That being said, it’s not like issues won’t prop up every now and then and only a good team on board will help you resolve those!